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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9628 — Thoma Bravo/Sophos Group) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 424/07
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information security, information technology industry, investment company, merger control








C_2019424EN.01002001.xml










17.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/20






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9628 — Thoma Bravo/Sophos Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 424/07)

1.   
On 6 December 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Thoma Bravo, LLC (‘Thoma Bravo’, U.S.),










—


Sophos Group plc (‘Sophos’, U.K.).




Thoma Bravo acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Sophos.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Thoma Bravo is a private equity firm with a particular focus on application and infrastructure software and technology-enabled services,










—


Sophos is a technology company that supplies cybersecurity solutions globally.






3.   
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9628 — Thoma Bravo/Sophos Group
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Case C-465/19: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Straubing — Germany) — B & L Elektrogeräte GmbH v GC (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 2011/83/EU — Article 2(8)(c) and (9) — Off-premises contract — Concept of ‘business premises’ — Contract entered into at a stand at a trade fair immediately after the consumer, who was in a common area of the fair, had been solicited by the trader)
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer protection, distance selling, termination of a contract, trade event








C_2020068EN.01002701.xml










2.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 68/27






Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Straubing — Germany) — B & L Elektrogeräte GmbH v GC
(Case C-465/19) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Consumer protection - Directive 2011/83/EU - Article 2(8)(c) and (9) - Off-premises contract - Concept of ‘business premises’ - Contract entered into at a stand at a trade fair immediately after the consumer, who was in a common area of the fair, had been solicited by the trader)
(2020/C 68/28)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Amtsgericht Straubing

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: B & L Elektrogeräte GmbH

Defendant: GC

Operative part of the order

Article 2(8) of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, in conjunction with Article 2(9) thereof, must be interpreted as meaning that a contract concluded between a trader and a consumer at a stand run by the trader at a trade fair, immediately after the consumer, who was in the aisle common to the various stands present in an exhibition hall of the fair, had been solicited by that trader, is an ‘off-premises contract’ within the meaning of that provision


(1)  OJ C 348, 14.10.2019.
Decision No 2/2019 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 17 December 2019 giving a discharge to the Director of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2018 [2020/1]
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: ACP–EU Committee of Ambassadors
Subjects: ACP-EU institution, budgetary discharge, cooperation on agriculture, financial year, general budget (EU), rural development








L_2020001EN.01000101.xml










3.1.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 1/1








            DECISION NO 2/2019 OF THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS
         
of 17 December 2019
         
giving a discharge to the Director of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2018 [2020/1]


THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS,

Having regard to the Partnership agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 2(6) of Annex III thereto,


Having regard to Decision No 5/2013 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 7 November 2013 on the Statutes of Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2), and in particular Article 4(2) of the Annex thereto,


Having regard to Decision No 3/2006 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors of 27 September 2006 on the Financial Regulation of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (3), in particular Article 26(5) thereof,


Having regard to the financial statements of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation for the financial year 2018 that ended on 31 December 2018,


Having regard to the Auditors' reports on the financial statements for the financial year 2018,


Having taken note of the approval of the financial statements of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation for the financial year 2018 by the Board of the Centre, based on the examination of the audit report,

Whereas:







(1)


The revenue of the Centre for the financial year 2018 consisted principally of contributions from the European Development Fund amounting to EUR 17 146 000.












(2)


The Director's overall implementation of the Centre's budget during the financial year 2018 were such that the Director should be given a discharge in respect of the implementation of that budget,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Sole Article
The Committee, on the basis of the Auditors' report and the financial statements for the corresponding financial year, hereby gives a discharge to the Director of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2018.




Done at Brussels, 17 December 2019.


For the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors


The Chairman

Marja RISLAKKI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.

(2)  
            OJ L 309, 19.11.2013, p. 50.

(3)  
            OJ L 350, 12.12.2006, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 December 2019 on the proposal for a Council decision amending Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’) (COM(2019)0359 — C9-0118/2019 — 2019/0162(CNS))
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: Committee on Development, European Parliament
Subjects: administrative cooperation, associated country, originating product, overseas countries and territories








C_2021255EN.01009801.xml










29.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/98






P9_TA(2019)0092
Association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’) *
European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 December 2019 on the proposal for a Council decision amending Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’) (COM(2019)0359 — C9-0118/2019 — 2019/0162(CNS))
(Special legislative procedure — consultation)
(2021/C 255/23)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2019)0359),










—


having regard to Article 203 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C9-0118/2019),










—


having regard to Rule 82 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Development (A9-0033/2019),












1.


Approves the Commission proposal;












2.


Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;












3.


Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament;












4.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Initiation of proceedings (Case M.9343 — Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings/Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 434/02
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, shipbuilding, tanker








C_2019434EN.01000201.xml










27.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 434/2






Initiation of proceedings
(Case M.9343 — Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings/Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 434/02)
On 17 December 2019, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.9343 — Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings/Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9622 — EUROVIA Industrie/ASA-Bau/JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 343/02
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building materials, civil engineering, economic concentration, merger control, petroleum product, road building








C_2020343EN.01000601.xml










15.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 343/6






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9622 — EUROVIA Industrie/ASA-Bau/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 343/02)
On 17 December 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in German language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9622. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9383 — ZF/Wabco) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 424/06
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bus, commercial vehicle, economic concentration, merger control, motor car, motor vehicle industry, technology, vehicle parts








C_2019424EN.01001801.xml










17.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/18






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9383 — ZF/Wabco)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 424/06)

1.   
On 9 December 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Germany),










—


WABCO Holdings Inc. (USA).




ZF Friedrichshafen AG acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of WABCO Holdings Inc.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a global technology company that develops, manufactures and distributes products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology,










—


WABCO Holdings Inc, is a global supplier of braking control systems, technologies and services that improve safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles including trucks, buses and trailers.






3.   

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.



4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
Case M.9383 — ZF/Wabco
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Case C-923/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) lodged on 17 December 2019 — Van Ameyde España S.A. v GES Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: civil liability, commercial vehicle, compulsory insurance, damage, insurance indemnity, motor vehicle insurance, third-party insurance








C_2020103EN.01001101.xml










30.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 103/11






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) lodged on 17 December 2019 — Van Ameyde España S.A. v GES Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.
(Case C-923/19)
(2020/C 103/17)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Supremo

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Van Ameyde España S.A.

Defendant: GES Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.

Question referred

Does the final paragraph of Article 3 of Directive 2009/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) of 16 September 2009 relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability, read in conjunction with Article 1 of that directive, preclude an interpretation of national law (Article 5(2) of the Ley sobre responsabilidad civil y seguro en la circulación de vehículos a motor (Law on civil liability and insurance for the use of motor vehicles)) which, in cases such as that in the main proceedings, treats damage to the semi-trailer as being excluded from the cover provided by the compulsory insurance for the truck tractor or tractor unit, on the grounds that the semi-trailer is equated with items being transported in the truck tractor or tractor unit, or even that, for the purposes of damage to property, the semi-trailer forms a single vehicle with the truck tractor or tractor unit?


(1)  OJ 2009 L 263, p. 11.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 December 2019 on the draft Council decision on the accession of Solomon Islands to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part (09405/2019 — C9-0010/2019 — 2019/0099(NLE))
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: Committee on Development, Committee on Fisheries, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: Solomon Islands, accession to an agreement, cooperation agreement (EU), economic cooperation, interim agreement (EU)








C_2021255EN.01008001.xml










29.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/80






P9_TA(2019)0089
Accession of Solomon Islands to the EU-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 December 2019 on the draft Council decision on the accession of Solomon Islands to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part (09405/2019 — C9-0010/2019 — 2019/0099(NLE))
(Consent)
(2021/C 255/20)

The European Parliament,







—


having regard to the draft Council decision (09405/2019),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(3), Article 207(4), first subparagraph and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0010/2019),










—


having regard to its resolution of 4 October 2016 on the future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020 (1),










—


having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2011 on the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part (2),










—


having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (the Cotonou Agreement),










—


having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Development,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A9-0050/2019),












1.


Gives its consent to Solomon Islands’ accession to the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Solomon Islands.






(1)  OJ C 215, 19.6.2018, p. 2.

(2)  OJ C 136 E, 11.5.2012, p. 19.
Case C-568/18 P: Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 December 2019 — Rogesa Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH v European Commission (Appeal — Access to documents of the institutions — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Article 4(2), first indent — Exceptions to the right of access — Protection of commercial interests of a natural or legal person — Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Article 6(1) — Application of the exceptions concerning requests for access to environmental information — Documents drawn up by the European Commission under the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading — Refusal of access — Subsequent transmission of the documents requested — Article 149 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — No further interest in bringing proceedings — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2019-12-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to EU information, environmental protection, greenhouse gas, industrial plant, industrial pollution, reduction of gas emissions








C_2020068EN.01001902.xml










2.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 68/19






Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 December 2019 — Rogesa Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH v European Commission
(Case C-568/18 P) (1)

(Appeal - Access to documents of the institutions - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Article 4(2), first indent - Exceptions to the right of access - Protection of commercial interests of a natural or legal person - Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 - Article 6(1) - Application of the exceptions concerning requests for access to environmental information - Documents drawn up by the European Commission under the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading - Refusal of access - Subsequent transmission of the documents requested - Article 149 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - No further interest in bringing proceedings - No need to adjudicate)
(2020/C 68/18)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Rogesa Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH (represented by: S. Altenschmidt and D. Jacob, Rechtsanwälte)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: H. Krämer and F. Clotuche-Duvieusart, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no need to adjudicate on the appeal.










2.


The European Commission shall pay the costs incurred in the present appeal proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 16, 14.1.2019.